Effects of acute alcohol ingestion on neuromotor functions

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 735-739

  Ando, Shunpei ^a   Iwata, Toyoto ^a   Ishikawa, Hayahito ^a   Dakeishi, Miwako ^a   Murata, Katsuyuki ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute alcohol ingestion; Frequency analysis; Humans; Neuromotor function; Postural sway

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; TREMOR;

EID: 46149104338     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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